Australia vs France: Electricity generation from solar and wind
Australia
95.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
France
78.31 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Australia rank
9th
France rank
10th
Electricity generation from solar and wind over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports 95.32 terawatt-hours against 78.31 terawatt-hours in France, a difference of 17.01 terawatt-hours.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and France ranks 10th of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0293 terawatt-hours | 0.008 terawatt-hours | 0.0213 terawatt-hours | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.77 terawatt-hours | 2.25 terawatt-hours | 0.487 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2010s | 17.94 terawatt-hours | 26.91 terawatt-hours | 8.97 terawatt-hours | France |
| 2020s | 71.19 terawatt-hours | 64.13 terawatt-hours | 7.07 terawatt-hours | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar and wind, Australia or France?
- Australia, at 95.32 terawatt-hours against 78.31 terawatt-hours in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar and wind between Australia and France?
- 17.01 terawatt-hours, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for electricity generation from solar and wind?
- Australia ranks 9th and France ranks 10th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar and wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.